dsmith1427
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Thanks for sharing the video. That was great and I am sure I will watch it a couple of times. After a crappy day at work that was a well needed video. Trout fishing is great therapy!
CPRASAP wrote:
I've had a bit of a different experience. Im glad to hear that most people have had good dealings with this "legend".
I had read all the books and was soo psyched to finally have a chance to have a "class" taught by this gentleman.
Well, it started off as I expected. Tons of knowledge and it was everything I could imagine. Too good to be true apparently.
It all started to fall apart outside. First, there was the yelling, and I mean hollering over everyone else that someone wasn't casting properly!! Come on, most, if not all of us were new to this sport.
If that wasn't enough, it got better when we all got sreamside. As he finished up having a discussion with the class along the stream, he proceeded to again yell at a classmember for being in too much of a hurry and worried that they might be trying to "show up" the instructor.
Personally, I have never looked at flyfishing the same way since then. It was almost depressing to see someone that you had read and heard so much about be the antithesis of what you believe in.
Anyhow, just be careful out there. Find your own path and enjoy every step, no matter what others might think.
Great video, a friend gave me a personally signed book by joe as a gift and I lost it somewhere along the way. I have been looking for that book for about 6 years with no luck! It's been driving me nuts!
pcray1231 wrote:
Of all the "legends" at shows like that, him and Lefty are by far my favorite two. Not to dismiss the contributions of any of the others, but most come across as businessmen. These two are "characters".
Right on. Well said, PC. That's the problem I have with so many fly fishing "pros" these days. They tend to come more from the wallet than the heart.